Centre of African Studies
The Centre of African Studies has moved!The Centre has relocated to brand new offices on the 3rd floor
of the Alison Richard Building at 7 West Road. The Centre and
its library will be officially open from Monday 16 January 2012.
The Alison Richard Building houses the Department of Politics
and International Studies as well as African Studies, South
Asian Studies, Latin American Studies and Development
Studies. The building will also accommodate the Centre for
Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
(CRASSH).
The Centre's new postal address is:
University of Cambridge
Centre of African Studies
Alison Richard Building
7 West Road
Cambridge CB3 9DT
All email addresses and telephone numbers will remain unchanged.
News
SMUTS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPIN AFRICAN STUDIES
The Centre of African Studies invites applications for the Smuts Research Fellowship in African Studies. More information here
Research Seminar Series, Lent 2012
The Centre's weekly seminar series features the work of prominent academics. Speakers aim to interest a wide audience, and the general public is encouraged to attend.
The next seminar is on
Monday 13 February at 5pm
"The Gbonhi War. Militias, Political Violence and the State in Côte d'Ivoire"
Richard Banegas,
Université Paris I PanthéonSorbonne
The programme of seminars for Lent 2012, can be found here
The Audrey Richards Annual Lecture in African Studies - 9 March 2012 at 5pm
Professor Simon Gikandi
"The Formation of African Intellectuals"
The Keynes Lecture Theatre, Kings College, Cambridge
For a printable poster click here.
Conference on Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in Africa
March 10, 2012 , London
Registration and further can be found here
The Centre of African Studies' long-standing administrator Dorian, has retired from her post. We would like to thank her for helping to make the Centre into the lively, vibrant and welcoming place it is now and wish her all the best for the future.
View celebration pictures here
Call for Papers: Citizenship, Belonging and Political Community in Africa
Paper proposals are invited for an AEGIS thematic conference on the theme of 'Citizenship, Belonging and Political Community in Africa' in association with the 2011-12 Cambridge/Africa Collaborative Research Programme. The conference will take place at Newnham College, Cambridge on 15th March 2012. More information here
EDGAR GRAHAM BOOK PRIZE 2012
The Department of Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies invites submissions for the Edgar Graham Book Prize 2012. 'click' here for futher details
MPhil in African Studies
The centre is now accepting applications for the MPhil in African Studies 2012-13
More information here.
For a printable poster click here.
Africa Research Forum
The Africa Research Forum is an interdisciplinary discussion forum for post graduate students and faculty members working on Africa related topics.
More information here
From 3 January 2012 the Centre will be located at the new Alison Richard Building in West Road.
map here
@CASCambridgeVibrant teaching and research programmes focused on Africa exist across the University, including those in the natural and biomedical sciences, archaeology, social sciences and humanities.
Cambridge has a reputation for high-quality research relevant to the continent, for the stimulation of debate and for active engagement with Africa-based scholarship. The Centre of African Studies was established in 1965 by the path-breaking social anthropologist, Dr Audrey Richards. Our first-class library attracts a steady flow of students and visiting academics. We act as a hub for graduate-level and faculty interdisciplinary research, we run a one-year interdisciplinary MPhil, and we host the Cambridge/Africa Collaborative Research Programme which brings African academics to Cambridge to work with us and share their research.
The Centre's Africana library attracts a steady flow of undergraduate and graduate students. So does the Centre's Research Seminar Series that takes place during Michaelmas and Lent of every academic year.
Contact the Centre of African Studies,
Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road,
Cambridge. CB3 9DT.
Email centre@african.cam.ac.uk
Tel. 01223 334396 Fax. 01223 769329
Information provided by webmaster@african.cam.ac.uk © 2012
Cambridge. CB3 9DT.
Email centre@african.cam.ac.uk
Tel. 01223 334396 Fax. 01223 769329
Information provided by webmaster@african.cam.ac.uk © 2012